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Data centres and the virtuous cycle.

Your every swipe, tap and click goes through one of these buildings. They are also driving the NSW economy

Data centres are “depicted as energy vampires, water hogs and job killers”. Not in Australia, according to the peak body for the tech super hubs.

  • Matt Wade and Alexandra Smith

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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the GST system is broken.

NSW warns GST system is ‘broken’, wants WA’s sweetheart deal watered down

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the GST system is irreparably broken – and it has to be fixed or the entire federation is at stake.

  • Shane Wright
Minns and Allen

Biggest winners and losers in $103 billion GST carve-up

Victoria’s GST allocation will be about $1.7 billion more than NSW’s, despite having a smaller population.

  • Matt Wade and James Hall
Daniel Mookhey, NSW treasurer

Revealed: The one big threat to the NSW economy in 2026

Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the NSW economy is gaining strength, but there are challenges. These five charts show what’s expected in 2026.

  • Matt Wade
John Howard and Peter Costello.

Overgoverned, overtaxed and overcomplicated: How Australia was set up to fail

Our three levels of government will collect a record $1 trillion in taxes this year, but the federation is failing.

  • Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
The systems that govern the country – and your tax dollars – are fundamentally broken.

With crises all around, it’s time to reform federalism

Australia’s tax grab will surpass $1 trillion, but it is not buying a better future.

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Victoria could be home to interstate prisoners, raising money for the state while reducing pressure on the nation’s prison system.

The state that could gain from a new convict era in Australia

A record 44,400 people are in the nation’s jails. A plan has emerged that would allow at least one state to make money as a result of overcrowding elsewhere.

  • Shane Wright
Some Sydney regions are being hit disproportionately hard amid weaker demand for employment.

Unemployment is rising across Sydney. Here’s how your area is faring

Some Sydney regions are being hit disproportionately hard amid weaker demand for employment.

  • Matt Wade
The Collaroy berthed beside the Narrabeen at Cockatoo Island on Thursday.

‘Stop procrastinating’: Large Manly ferry languishes two years after it was retired

Amid challenges finding a buyer, the state government is facing calls to return the well-known ferry to Sydney’s busiest harbour route.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said the state government was committed to real wages growth.

As pay battles rage, Mookhey makes a $122 million decision

NSW Labor says key frontline services will be able to deliver pay rises because of an indexed funding boost to a range of organisations contracted to the government.

  • Alexandra Smith